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Munken tar diskussionen med humanisten och teologen med medicinaren. Malin själv talar med läkaren och läraren om sina tvivel och känslan av meningslöshet inför Nya testamentet och budorden. ”Gudagrubbel” som någon kallade det. Karin Boye is perhaps most famous for her poems, of which the most well-known ought to be "Yes, of course it hurts" (Sw. "Ja visst gör det ont") and "In motion" (Sw. "I rörelse") from her collections of poems "The Hearths" (Sw. "Härdarna"), 1927, and "For the sake of the tree" (Sw. "För trädets skull"), 1935. She was also a member of the Swedish literary institution Samfundet De Nio (chair number 6) from 1931 until her death in 1941. Crushingly, the Principal dismissively retorts: "You do realize that psychology is not a subject worthy of study".

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Unfortunately, like many super-talented and sometimes troubled creative minds before her, she committed suicided in 1941. Tragically, her partner Margot also committed suicide shortly afterwards.

There is some dialogue at the end of the book, a discussion about Malin's transformation that involves a lot of different people. I absolutely hated this as part of the ending because most of the participants in the discussion said how selfish and disgusting Malin is for following her "desire" instead of her beliefs. This just confirms Malin's biggest fear and thoughts throughout the novel.

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A friend she goes to visit recognizes that Malin is losing herself too deeply in her own thoughts, but can also only do so much in trying to help Malin, ultimately no more than nudging her in encouraging her to: Everything is called into question -- "Everything has changed recently. I've begun to doubt everything", she admits -- as even the apparent certainty of her future no longer offers that easy hold: when she is summoned to the Principal's office and asked what her plans are after she completes her studies:She is no longer an adolescent, but she is very much still struggling to find herself; the professional-training path she is on would seem to offer a clear-cut future -- becoming a teacher -- but it obscures all the things which she is still uncertain about -- and which come very much to the fore over the course of the year. Her days will be a struggle against forbidden feelings. At night she’ll sleep on the floor to escape dreams she is not allowed to dream. The story of Malin’s experience is in itself a fascinating one; however, what adds even more depth to the book is the unusual and innovative structure. The sections dealing directly with Malin are often poetically and beautifully written, as she explores her emotions and feelings, wrestles with her faith and struggles to subdue her rebellious will. However, alongside this are all manner of different narratives, including extracts from her classmates’ letters and diaries, the thoughts of the adults she encounters, and some very intriguing philosophical sections. These are perhaps the most unexpected element of the book, and they include dialogues between good and evil, as well as discussions amongst diverse groups representing the viewpoints of such disparate types as theologians, humanists, doctors, aesthetes, pastors, and even a ‘woman with common sense’. These take the novel into a completely different realm, allowing Boye to examine all kinds of varying philosophies, setting them against each other and showing just how many conflicting attitudes there are to everything. Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery - the approximate delivery time is usually between 1-2 business days. She is perhaps most famous for her poems, of which the most well-known ought to be "Yes, of course it hurts" (Swedish: "Ja visst gör det ont") and "In motion" (Swedish: "I rörelse"). She also wrote a few novels including "Kallocain". Inspired by the rise of National Socialism in Germany, it was a portrayal of a dystopian society in the vein of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Huxley's Brave New World (though written almost a decade before Nineteen Eighty-Four). In the novel, an idealistic scientist named Leo Kall invents Kallocain, a kind of truth serum.

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Boye died by suicide on 23 April 1941. She overdosed on sleeping pills. [1] She was found (according to the police report at the Regional Archives in Gothenburg) on 27 April, curled up at a boulder on a hill with a view just north of Alingsås, near Bolltorpsvägen, by a farmer who was going for a walk. The boulder is now a memorial stone. Margot Hanel also died by suicide shortly thereafter. [7] Legacy [ edit ] Hagar Olsson (1893–1978) and Karin Boye (1900–1941) would absolutely be seated together, and we would recommend reading them together, too: Chitambo and Crisis are the perfect modernist pairing. Boye amusingly has her add that she speaks from experience -- "I know, I've done it myself" -- showing that she really didn't get (or learn) anything out of it.) As an atheist who was not raised Christian and has not really been exposed to religion in any other way, I found it difficult at times to understand the religious language and allusions.Suzanne Brøgger (b. 1944) surely takes the prize for best title with her prose collection, A Fighting Pig’s Too Tough to Eat. Brøgger’s writings transgress genre and have often prompted comparison with her fellow countrywoman, Karen Blixen. This collection traces her development from social rebel to iconoclast and visionary. I have to say, reading this wasn't particularly enjoyable. On the other hand, it was interesting - especially in contrast to Boye's more well-known work and as a contrast to her own life. 'Kris' follows twenty year old Malin Forst, who as the book opens is questioning her faith. She seems to be going through some sort of mental breakdown, which is linked to her religion and is spoken in words of Christianity but seems more to be about her own inner turmoil and her desperate efforts to find her own core, what and who she is, and what she wants to do/who she wants to be. As part of her issues or perhaps as her physical symptoms of this turmoil she suffers from anxiety and is often crying as a natural response to helplessness. In the midst of this uncertainty she finds a 'pillar of light' as it were, Siv - another woman in her university class, whose mere presence seems to bring a certain sense of calm and beauty into Malin's heart. Her crises include ones of religious faith as well as of what she should do with her life, but central then is also a sudden realization -- "A liberation. A miracle". Karin Boye at her kitchen table. Idun, 1931, photographer unknown. Image source: Svenskt Porträttarkiv ( CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0) Keywords 20th century Authors Gender role Lesbianism Christianity Socialism